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Arab League under Arab Spring fire
Ahram Online
The Arab League’s effectiveness has been in question for decades. But the real test of the pan-Arab organisation is the Arab Spring. Can the League, always blamed lacking moral force, decisively stand with Arab causes? In a bid to avoid falling with
an “Islamist Spring”
Huffington Post (blog)
The Arab region is divided in its emotions, and not just in its assessment of what has come to it in the name of the Arab Spring. Part of it welcomes the victory of the Islamists, considering it to be the natural outcome of the demands of the region’s
The Arab Spring’s balance sheet
Khaleej Times
It is past time for the West to accept the Arab people’s will and to stop exaggerating the repercussions of change. The West must support genuine democracy in the Arab world. If the Arab Spring is aborted, the result will be not dictatorships that are
Arab Spring finds mention at literature festival
Times of India
“The Arab Spring gave a lot of hope to the Palestinians,” says Shehadeh, and added, “It broke the wall of fear.” The revolutions may also take the states the Iran-way, with Islamist governments and Sharia law replacing dictatorship.
Egypt election victors face fight to wrestle power from military
FRANCE 24
Egypt’s first free parliamentary elections after the Arab Spring saw the Muslim Brotherhood win 47 percent of seats. The question now is whether the moderate Islamists can really wrestle power from the hands of the military without further bloodshed.

FRANCE 24
What Does the Arab Spring Mean to Young People?
PBS NewsHour
Today, protests continue in many places in a movement that has been dubbed the ‘Arab Spring.’ Below, youth from around the world answer the question “what does the Arab Spring mean to you?” and submit a photo that, to them, shows what the movement is

PBS NewsHour
Seminar Seeks Insights into ‘Arab Spring
Department of Defense
Ayman Kishar, center-right, makes a point to speaker Magda Kandil, executive director and director of research of the Egyptian Center for Economic Studies, during a panel discussion about the ‘Arab Spring‘ during a seminar held at the George C.

Department of Defense
UN should not let Russia prolong the unrest in Syria
Youngstown Vindicator
Almost a year has passed since Syrians, inspired by popular uprisings in several Arab countries, rose up against the harsh rule of President Bashar Assad. But whereas theArab Spring brought about the toppling of leaders in Egypt, Libya and Tunisia,
Hamas: Leader Khaled Mashaal won’t seek re-election as head of Palestinian
Washington Post
The Islamists’ parent movement, the pan-Arab Muslim Brotherhood, has scored election victories in Egypt and Tunisia following the pro-democracy protests of the Arab Spring. In discussions within Hamas, Mashaal has praised the pragmatism of the Muslim

 

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